Cigarette-case.



H. G. PEDBRSBN.

CIGARETTE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MARJI, 1913.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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HERALD G. PEDERSEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRM Q38AISENS'EEIII & SCHILLER, OF: NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE-CASE.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

Application filed March 11, 1,913. Serial. No. 753,483.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARALD C. Pnnnnsnn, asubject of the King of Norway, and resident of the borough'of the Bronx,city, county, and State of New York, have in vented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cigarette-Cases, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates to a further improvement or development ofthe cigarette case disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No.890,703, granted to me on June 16, 1908, and has for its ob ect tosimplify the'construction of the case in such a manner as to' reduce thethickness of certain parts and to insure an easy and rehable operation.

A. specific embodiment of my present 1nveution will now be described indetail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the novelfeatures will then be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section on line 11 of Fig.2, with the case open; Fig. 2 is a face view of one of the lids and thecigarette holder proper, with the hinge eyes of the other lid insection; Figs. 3 and 4 are a top view and a bottom view respectively ofthe holder proper; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a shoe for centeringthe holder; Fig. 6 is a partial cross section taken on line 66 of Fig.1; and Fig. 7 shows the holder proper released from one of the lids.

The case comprises the two lids or covers A. B pivoted together at oneedge and adapted to be held in the closed position by a suitable catch Cprovided at the opposite edge. Each of the lids is made with hingesleeves or eyes A, B adapted to receive a pintle D, which may be atorsional spring pintle of well-known character, having a tendency toopen the lids when. the catch C is released. The opening movement of thelids is limited in any suitable way, as by having the adjacent edges ofthe lids abut against each other in the'open position, as illustrated inFig. 1.

I prefer to make the lids A, B with bezels or ribs A B extendingpractically continuously along the four edges of the lids A and Brespectively (see Fig. 2), with short interruptions at the outer edgesto receive the catch C, and with short interruptions at the inner edges(adjacent to the :hinge) to receive arms E projected downwardly (ortoward the hinge) from the cig- .arette holder proper E. The ends of thearms E are formed with hinge-sleeves or eyes E through which the pintleD extends, each eyeE being received between an eye A, of the lid A andthe adjacent eye B of the lid B. The holder E theretoreswings on thesame pivot as the lids A, B, but to a certain extent independentlythereof, as will be explained presently. The particular holder shown isadapted to contain ten cigarettes in a single row, but I do not restrictmyself to this number of rows or cigarettes. The holder has a series ofgrooves or seats E extending at right angles to the hinge axis andforming pockets. for the individual cigarettes, which are held by meansof a plate or wing F, pivoted to the holder at F, and pressed towardsaid holder by springs G (Fig. 4). At the center of this holder E a studE secured thereto rigidly, is projecteddownwardly, and this stud has. avertical slot E in which the central portion of a fiat or leaf spring His movable up and down, the ends of said spring rest ing against thebottom of the holder E. Preferably, as'shown in Fig. 4, the portion ofthe spring H received within the stud E, is narrowed so as to preventendwise movement of the spring (length.- wise of the hinge axis). Onthis stud is adapted to slide the sleeve-like stem J of a shoe J formedwith inwardly turned edges J which are adapted to embrace the ribs A Badjacent to the hinge, the spring H being preferably fitted into lateralnotches J of the stem J, so that the stem and shoe may not turnrelatively to the stud E.

The holder E may be laid close against either one of the lids A or Bwhen the case is opened but slightly, and the case may then be openedfully with the holder still adjacent to such one lid. This may be foundmore convenient for inserting cigarettes in the holder. In thisposition, as shown in Fig. 7, the rib of one of the lids has swungbeyond the inturned edge of the shoe J. Normally, however, the inturnededges of said shoe embrace the ribs of both lids, as shown in Fig. 1. Inthis case, said edges may also serve to limit the outward swinging ofthe lids. The inainfiinction of the shoe J however, is to keep the;holdei E in a position central with respect to the r lids, or midwaybetween them, as the case is opened. This is due to the pressure exertedon said shoe by the spring H, which tends to keep the holder in aposition bisectin the angle between the lids. If the holder is roughttemporarily to one side, as shown By suitably changing thedimens1ons,the

case may be adapted to hold cigars, matches,

cards, etc., instead of cigarettes.

Various modifications may be made-without departing from the nature ofmy invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A case of the character described, comprising a pair of hinged lidsforming a case, a holder secured to the hinge of the lids, a slottedstud secured to the bottom of the holder, a spring extending through theslot of the stud and bearing against the bottom of the holder, and ashoe fitted to slide on said stud and pressed by said spring against thelids adjacent to thehinge so as to norin lly keep the holder equidistantfrom the 2. A case of the character described, comprising a pair ofhinged lids forming a case, a holder secured to the case, a slotted studsecured to the bottom of the holder, a spring extending through the slotof said stud and bearing against the bottom of the holder, the portionof the sprin which is within the stud being narrowe to prevent endwisemovement of the spring, and a shoe fitted to slide on said stud andpressed by said spring against the lids adjacent to the hinge so as tonormally keep the holder equidistant from the lids.

3. A case of the character described, comprising a pair of hinged lidsforming a case, a holder secured to the hinge of the lids, a slottedstud extending from said holder toward the hinge, a spring extendingthrough the slot of the stud and bearing against the holder, and a shoenotched to receive the spring and to prevent the shoe from turningrelatively to the spring, said shoe being fitted to slide on the saidstud and vpressed by said spring against the lids adjacent to the hingeso as to normally keep the said holder equidistant from. the lids.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HARALD C. PEDERSEN.

Witnesses:

Ross C. KEEGAN, EDWARD AIsnNs'rErN.

